The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-29
LrLL1 LEHMAN AT COPENHAGEN.
How the Distinguished Singer Was Received
by the Royal Family.

New York Evening Post.
Miss Lilli Lehman has written from Copen-
hagen to q friend in this city letter from which
we are permitted to print the following extract:
Where will not singer got Think of it!
here since the 3d. in Copenhagen, having
accepted an engagement to sing in two concerts.
On the morning after my arrival had a public
rehearsal, which the Queen attended. and sang
Elizabeth's opening aria from sTannhauser' the
Egmont songs and lsolde's Liebstod. An excel
lent orchestra played Beethoven's Fifth SYM
phooy, the Walkuerenritt and .Tannhauser'
overture. Everything went off we'll in the even
ing the entire court was present and applauded
most enthusiastically. was IN good voice and
had a great success.
1.-THE second concert was with piano alone.
sang no less than nine songs; some of them
had to repeat three times and nothing would do
finally but that should stay over and give an
extra concert The King and Queen, with the
court were present on all three occasions-an
unprecedented occurrence at Copenhagen.
During my stay l was summoned to a private
audience with the Queen, and conyersed with
her for some little time Although seventy three
years old, she is like young girl in her manner
and conversation; her blue eyes are particularly
stiking, and these, her daughter, the Empress
of Russia, has inherited from her. You can form
conception of her amiability and with it all
such surprising youthfnlness She does not
look day over fftyfve. She spoke much
about singing, and seems to have received very
thorough instruction; in fact, 1 said TO her:
Your Majesty would have made an excellent
singing teacher The King likewise was most
gracious. Just as was preparing to leave CO.
concert, at which alone appeared, and which
source of infinite pleasure and gratifca-
ton to me. At half past in tho evening I
drove to the palace, where everybody was al
ready assembled The Crown Prince came to-
wards me, and was followed by the King, who
did not leave me during the entire evening. The
but it almost seemed as if | We're the guest to be
honored, not they. The King said: Fri. Leh-
mann, have medal here, but do not know il
may offer it to you Certainly, your Majesty
Ftfr nj hoa hnay rad
several, but give you the Dan
nebrog ribbon to wear with it; it
yourself, and is the hest offer you You
imagine my delight The Queen was by my
side. and when l asked if | might wear it inme-
diately, the King turned to her and said Have
you pin-will you not assist Fri. Lehman
Was anything affablel They all sat
down, sans gene, in an exquisite blue salon, the
Queen exchanging the friendliest gances with
me all the while; the King personally placed
chair for me. and so sang song after an
other. They did not seem to tire listening to
me. and could have gone on for hours with the
was giving the clear features of the Queen.
His Majesty confined his conversation entirely
to me, the Queen devoting herself TO her various
guests, returning to me every now and then. The
King held my punch glass for nearly half an hour
and waited on me in person-in fact, can only
say. was treated regally You cannotimagne how
Marie of Orleans to me, saying: Permit me to
introduce to you my youngest daughter-in law
the King his smallest grandson, the Greek
Prince, strapping young fellow seventeen
years old, handsome picture and head
taller than the King. III has just passed brill
liant examination at college. The Crown Prn-
cess and all the other ladies of the court came to
congratulate themselves at having heard me-
You sec what happy hours / have spent; the
gentleman who arranged these concerts said
that such success had ever been known in
Copenhagen.
sLucca nassed through here on her way to
Stockholm, occupying an apartment next to mine
at the hotel. She still looks remarkably well
and youthful, and was gracious as every one
else here. saying to several people IN my pres
ence, The greatest treat is TO see Lilil and her
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